Anon-Art the newest marketplace for buying and selling works of art has just launched. Why is it different? With Anon-Art, the sale is done anonymously which means people are buying the art because they love the look of it, rather than focusing on a name or an individual. This is a great way for establishing…Continue reading Inspiring Young Business Woman
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An Insight into the Novel-Writing Process
Jacqueline James is just about to release her debut novel, Rude Awakenings. Having joined us on two retreats, Jacqui has kindly shared her writing process here. Rude Awakenings is released in February, 2021 and can be purchased on Amazon. I have always written diaries and travel journals, recording life around me and my feelings. I…Continue reading An Insight into the Novel-Writing Process
Short Story Competition – 2nd Place
I’ll Crawl Home to Her by Kathleen Drake Marion’s somewhat unsure footing carried him to the place he ended most nights. As he turned the corner onto Grapecount Lane, his ears were met with the sound of piano music, a siren’s song enticing him to enter the womb of debauchery. Swaying ever so slightly, he…Continue reading Short Story Competition – 2nd Place
October Retreat
Our October retreat was the second one we have run since the lockdown restrictions were lifted and what a retreat it was. As always, the writers were from a wide and diverse range of backgrounds, all with very different projects under way and, as always, this fuelled fabulous and vibrant discussions. The retreat venue was…Continue reading October Retreat
Short Story Competition – Winning Story
The Skin of the Dark By James Rickards Izal medicated toilet paper. Furry dice. Liebfraumilch. People who still think it’s witty to write ‘I wasted 90 minutes of my life watching this, and I’ll never get it back’ on film forums. Multi-centenarian Derek The Tangerine Baboon Derekson, luminous on daytime TV, surveying antique knick-knacks with…Continue reading Short Story Competition – Winning Story